Once it became clear that all paths converged to AI6, I had to shut down Dojo and make some tough personnel choices, as Dojo 2 was now an evolutionary dead end,” Musk posted on X, the social media platform he owns,

Samsung Electronics USD 16.5 billion deal to manufacture Teslas next-generation AI6 processors has gained new weight after Tesla shut down its Dojo supercomputing team, a move widely seen as a sign the electric carmaker will lean more on external chip partners.

The move to unwind the AI division comes as 20 Dojo employees have left for DensityAI, a new startup led by its former head, Ganesh Venkataramanan.